Portfolio
of Selected Work
of Selected Work
| Writer and Guide to Chicago for About.com, A New York Times Company
management on web site covering Chicago. Title: About.com Chicago
Company. About.com has more than 40 million users every month. Link to site here. Improving Web Content
businesses can hone their web content.
Content Client: Lincoln Park Business Development Institute
Wrote Book Review about Works of Heart: Building Village through the Arts
Press covering the work of North American community artists.
Wrote Feature Article about Carbon Offsetting Programs
oriented article on the effectiveness of carbon offsetting programs.
Part of a Solution? Client: Conscious Choice, All Editions - March 2007
International Award Honoring Excellence on the Internet
more than 125 sites according to judging criteria of content quality, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, and overall experience. Client: The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, December 2006 - February 2007 Article to publish in Artistic Bedfellows by Holly Crawford, PhD Interview with art critic Claire Bishop will be reprinted in this compilation text, which is forthcoming from University Press of America. Wrote Copy for a Small Business Web site Wrote web site copy for a small business to reflect owner's sensibility and goals of her new endeavor. Client: SimplyCelebrate Event Design & Planning, August 2006 Link to site here. how Socially Engaged Art should be Evaluated Conducted a Q & A interview with the theorist about aspects of evaluating socially engaged art that resulted in a 2500-word feature article. Title: Socially Engaged Art, Critics and Discontents: An Interview with Claire Bishop. Client: Community Arts Network/Art in the Public Interest, August 2006 Link to text here. Business Seeking to Establish Relationship with a Major Retailer Created media kit, sample CD, press release, cover letter, and acted as liaison for pitch to major children's retailer. Resulted in quick response from CEO and immediate consideration by Music Manager. Client: Xerces Music, July 2006 Researched topic assignments for search engine optimization, evaluated related web sites, recorded available online content, more. Client: Business.com, June 2006 Sustainable Infrastructure Asked by editor to contribute article on infrastructure. Researched and reported 1500-word feature about two new initiatives from the United States Green Building Council (LEED-ND) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (PERSI). Title: Greening the Infrastructure Client: Revitalization -- The Magazine of Economic Revitalization and Natural Resource Restoration Link to article here. Wrote Cover Article about How Communities can Revitalize their Military Bases after Closure Wrote feature article exploring the opportunities and challenges facing communities who will need to revitalize their economy in the wake of the 2005 military base closings. Title: Military Makeover Client: Revitalization -- The Magazine of Economic Revitalization and Natural Resource Restoration Link to article here. Wrote Architectural Overview of Rem Koolhaas's Campus Center at Illinois Institute of Technology Wrote 1500-word architectural overview and insider's guide to visiting the famed architect's first completed building in North America. Title: McCormick Tribune Campus Center at IIT by Rem Koolhaas and the OMA Client: Galinsky.com Link to article here. Served as Reviewer for The Webbys, the International Award Honoring Excellence on the Internet
more than 75 sites according to judging criteria of content quality, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, and overall experience. Client: The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences Independent Musician Wrote cover letters, executed follow-up, and helped create media kit for independent musician seeking to get her CD reviewed. Earned media included air play on WXRT- Chicago and coverage in Northwest Times of Indiana, Illinois Entertainer, Indie-Music. com, boimagazine, FIT Network, and more. Client: Xerces Music Chicago -- 2005 Regular blogger on a collaborative website that explored life in Chicago. Representative posts: The Wrecking of Cabrini-Green And You Thought it was the Fire The Talking House Walking South on Michigan Avenue, Decoration Day, 1927 Suburban Excursion: The Morton Arboretum Client: Metroblogging Chicago/Bode Media Wrote 2500-word feature article about a National Endowment for the Arts Funding Program in Community Design
by the NEA that helps small towns revitalize by applying basic design principles to their communities. This article was published on the web. Title: Small Town America Redesigns Itself into Prosperity Client: Community Arts Network/Art in the Public Interest Link to story here. Wrote 500-word article about Chicago's Unique Effort to Protect Migratory Birds Wrote article about how the city's building managers turn out their skyscrapers' lights at night to help millions of migrating birds pass through the city. Title: Chicago Goes Dark for a Few Million Feathered Friends
Link to article here. Empowered Fe Fe's
Chicago teenage girls with disabilities who created a video documentary about the challenges and opportunities they found in their lives. Title: Beyond Disability: The Fe Fe Stories Client: Community Arts Network Link to article here. Wrote Q & A Interview with Nobel Peace Prize nominee and activist Dr. Helen Caldicott
children associated with nuclear energy.
Spreads Word on Dangers of Nuclear Power Client: Chicago Parent
Wrote 2000-word Feature Article about the House of Blues Foundation
Foundation vibrate through the city’s school system and in live performances held at the famous night club. Title: Music Crosses Over at the House of Blues Client: Community Arts Network Link to article here. Copyright 2007. Bowerbird Communications. All rights reserved. www.BowerbirdCommunications.com |
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